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Sam Rubin, a popular entertainment reporter on KTLA since 1991, died Friday. He was 64.

A source close to the station confirmed that Rubin died at his home of a heart attack after doing his regular Hollywood news segments on KTLA’s 7-9 a.m. “Morning News” program on Friday.

Rubin was a fixture in Hollywood who enjoy rare longevity with a single station throughout his career. On camera, Rubin was unfailingly jocular and warm, often talking about his off-air activities with his wife and four children. Chatting with Rubin live on Ktla has long been a staple of any publicity tour for stars of movies, TV shows, concert tours and anything else involving entertainment.

As an anchor and reporter in Hollywood’s backyard, Rubin also covered the inner workings of Hollywood, usually offering a fan’s “gee whiz” perspective on the machinations of studios and networks and the excesses of the rich and famous.

A fixture on TV in Los Angeles for 30 years, Fox 11 anchor Tony McEwing announced today on Good Day L.A. that he is retiring. His final broadcast will be February 3.

“For the better part of 30 years, I have sat here delivering the news in all of its forms and facets—the good, the bad, the ugly, the inspiring, the amusing, and the awesome. I cannot begin to tell you how honored and blessed I feel to have the career I’ve had,” McEwing said on air. “But of course, nothing lasts forever, and I think the time has come for me to finally hang up my mic after a journey that has spanned 43 years in total.”

McEwing has has anchored the early shift of the Fox 11 Morning News on Kttv since its 1993 launch.

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On Friday, May 20, Multiple Sclerosis (Ms) advocate and Center Without Walls founder, Nancy Davis, welcomed guests to the Fairmont Century Plaza for the 29th Annual Race to Erase Ms Gala.

Siedah Garrett, Nancy Davis and guests are seen onstage with Chic during the 29th Annual Race To Erase Ms

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The event raised over 1.4 million to benefit the Race to Erase Ms and its Center Without Walls program, a collaboration of top Ms research centers working together as a team on ground-breaking research with the goal of treating and, ultimately, finding a cure for Ms. The star-studded event featured a performance by Grammy Award-winning composer, producer, and guitarist Nile Rodgers and Chic. Additionally, Tommy Hilfiger presented its latest adaptive collection in a fashion show at this year’s gala. First launched in 2017, the adaptive line features innovatively designed clothing that...

After two highly successful years of drive-in events due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Race to Erase Ms gala makes its long-awaited return to the foundation’s original home at the newly renovated Fairmont Century Plaza on May 20th, 2022.

This year’s guests will be treated to a celebration featuring a performance from Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legend, Nile Rodgers & Chic to help raise funds and awareness for multiple sclerosis. The event will also boast a fashion show featuring Tommy Hilfiger Adaptive’s latest collection. Launched in 2017, the line features innovatively designed clothing that makes dressing easier for adults and children with disabilities.

Expected to attend are Race to Erase Ms founder Nancy Davis, Headliners Nile Rodgers & Chic, and additional special guests including Alan Bersten, Amanda Kloots, Angela Lewis, Anna Fiamora, Anna Trebunskaya, Anne Heche, Big Boy, Brandee Evans, Brian Austin Green, Camerone Parker, Candace Nicholas-Lippman, Carmen Electra, Christine Devine,...

On Friday, June 4, Multiple Sclerosis (Ms) advocate and Center Without Walls founder Nancy Davis welcomed guests to the Rose Bowl for the 28th Annual Race to Erase Ms Gala: Drive-In to Erase Ms.

Earth, Wind & Fire perform onstage at the 28th Annual Race To Erase Ms

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For the second year in a row, this legendary event was held at the iconic Rose Bowl Stadium for a night of celebration and fundraising under the stars. The evening raised over $1.4 Million to benefit the Race to Race to Erase Ms and its Center Without Walls program, a collaboration of top Ms research centers working together as a team on ground-breaking research with the goal of treating and, ultimately, finding a cure for Ms.

The event opened with a Spring/Summer 2021 runway show from Hollywood-favorite fashion brand alice + olivia by Stacey Bendet.

On Friday, May 10, Multiple Sclerosis (Ms) advocate and Center Without Walls founder, Nancy Davis, welcomed guests to the Beverly Hilton for its 26th Annual Race to Erase Ms Gala.

Selma Blair and Robin Roberts

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The event raised over $1.8 million to benefit the Race to Erase Ms and its Center Without Walls program, a collaboration of top Ms research centers working together as a team on ground-breaking research with the goal of treating and, ultimately, finding a cure for Ms. The event honored actress Selma Blair for her bravery and strength demonstrated during her personal battle with Ms, as well as the Hausman Family Foundation, for its incredible and most generous support of Race to Erase Ms.

Guests at this year’s event included Race to Erase Ms Founder Nancy Davis, honoree Selma Blair, honorees The Hausman Family, performers Aloe Blacc and Flo Rida, musical producer David Foster,...

Mending Kids held “Imagine,” its seventh annual Wings Gala & Awards Ceremony on Thursday, February 21, at 6 pm at the Skirball Cultural Center in Los Angeles.

The event was sponsored by the Cusumano Family Foundation. Despite a postponement due to the Woolsey fire in November and the strange, snowy, local weather that day, the gala was well-attended with over 300 participants. The event is Mending Kids’ largest and most important fundraiser in support of critical surgical care for sick children all over the world; including in the USA. The evening recognized three honorees who have selflessly given their time and support to Mending Kids: Sienna Dugan, Children’s advocate, and Southern Methodist University student, MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach, and Dr. Robert Bernstein, Chief of Staff Shriners Hospitals for Children-Portland.

The Gala host, Former Miss USA and new Mending Kids Ambassador, Ali Landry, welcomed our guests and spoke of...

Marla Tellez will join Good Day La as co-anchor alongside Steve Edwards, Maria Sansone, Lisa Breckenridge, Julie Chang and Maria Quiban beginning January 7. In addition to news anchor duties, Tellez will participate in interviews and discussions both in studio and from the field. Most recently, Tellez served as an anchor and reporter for Kntv “Bay Area NBC” for the past three years. Prior to that, she was an anchor for Kob-tv in Albuquerque, Nm. Earlier in her career, she was a reporter for HDNet World Report, CBS 5 in San Francisco and Kion-tv in Salinas, CA. as well as a producer for CBS 5 in San Francisco and Kfty-tv in Santa Rosa, CA. Related: Kttv’s ‘Good Day La’ Co-Anchor Dorothy Lucey To Exit, Jillian Reynolds To Freelance...

Maria Sansone, co-anchor of Good Day La on Kttv Fox 11 in Los Angeles, has signed with 3 Arts Entertainment. Sansone was named co-anchor of Good Day La alongside Steve Edwards in September after four months of tryouts following the departure of original co-host Dorothy Lucey. She is a former field reporter for Wnbc 4 New York who appeared daily on New York’s Lx TV. She has contributed to Access Hollywood, Extra, ABC, NBC, MTV, TV Guide Network, Yahoo!, CBS Sports, Nesn and Espn. Sansone, who didn’t have prior management representation, is repped by Ken Linder and Assoc.

Update: Jillian Barberie Reynolds this morning clarified her tweet. “I wasn’t let go as in ‘fired’,” she says on her blog. But she does make clear that Kttv wouldn’t let her co-host anymore and wanted to stick her “in the field” a few times a week instead. ”But the truth is, I loved being on set. Teasing Steve, doing celebrity interviews and working off script and ad libbing! It’s what I do. I could not imagine doing any other role on that show after almost two decades!!” Previous: When Good Day La kicked Dorothy Lucey to the curb last May, her co-host Jillian Barberie Reynolds was switched from a full-time Kttv employee to freelance status. Well, now say goodbye to Jillian as well. She was supposed to continue in her current duties though not always five days a week. But on Thursday the Fox-owned Los Angeles station...

Update: Jillian Barberie Reynolds this morning clarified her tweet. “I wasn’t let go as in ‘fired’,” she says on her blog. But she does make clear that Kttv wouldn’t let her co-host anymore and wanted to stick her “in the field” a few times a week instead. ”But the truth is, I loved being on set. Teasing Steve, doing celebrity interviews and working off script and ad libbing! It’s what I do. I could not imagine doing any other role on that show after almost two decades!!” Previous: When Good Day La kicked Dorothy Lucey to the curb last May, her co-host Jillian Barberie Reynolds was switched from a full-time Kttv employee to freelance status. Well, now say goodbye to Jillian as well. She was supposed to continue in her current duties though not always five days a week. But on Thursday the Fox-owned Los Angeles station...

Exclusive: After four months of tryouts, Los Angeles Fox station Kttv has named Maria Sansone as the new permanent co-anchor of its morning program Good Day La. Her appointment is being announced to the station’s staff today. Sansone succeeds original co-host Dorothy Lucey, who departed at the end of May when her contract was not renewed. Sansone, among the guest anchors Kttv tried out over the summer, will start October 1, co-hosting the morning news program from 7-10 Am Pt alongside co-anchor Steve Edwards, meteorologist Rick Dickert, weather anchor Maria Quiban and regular contributor Jillian Reynolds. “Having started her career in television at age 11, Maria has interviewed everyone from pop culture icons and sports legends, to everyday people with compelling stories,” said Kevin Hale, VP and General Manager of Kttv. “Her contagious energy and signature style will be vital to the next generation of Good Day La.” Related: Dorothy Lucey...

Former Good Day La anchor Dorothy Lucey today made a visit to rival Ktla Morning news, addressing her dismissal from Kttv, where her contract was not renewed after 17 years co-hosting the Fox station’s morning show with Jillian Reynolds and Steve Edwards. Lucey also spoke about her new project, a talk show produced by American Idol‘s Nigel Lythgoe. The talk show, Good News Girls, which Lythgoe is now shopping, features five prominent Los Angeles female anchors — Wendy Burch, Pat Harvey, Christine Devine, Lucey and Ana Garcia — who have a charity of the same name. The five would cover all sorts of topics on the show, including charity.

Today was Dorothy Lucey’s final day on Kttv’s Good Day L.A. after her contract was not renewed. Here is her sendoff on the show from co-anchors Jillian Reynolds, who is switching to freelance status, and Steve Edwards. The video references a story in yesterday’s La Times that mentions “unflattering comments about Lucey” made previously by Reynolds on Howard Stern’s radio show and gives a shoutout to Deadline for breaking the story on the Good Day L.A. changes. In light of Lucey’s departure, the show will hold on-air tryouts for the vacant chair in the mold of the syndicated Live With Kelly. Related: Kttv’s ‘Good Day La’ Co-Anchor Dorothy Lucey To Exit, Jillian Reynolds To Freelance...

Update: A spokesperson for Kttv has confirmed our report, including Dorothy Lucey’s departure. Her last day will be Friday. Exclusive: Longtime Good Day La co-anchor Dorothy Lucey will be leaving the morning program of Los Angeles’ Fox-owned station Kttv. I hear Lucey’s contract was not renewed and her last day will be later this week, possibly on Friday. Additionally, Lucey’s co-anchor Jillian Reynolds will switch from a full-time Kttv employee to freelance status. She will continue in her current duties on Good Morning La but not always five days a week. The move is mutually beneficial for the station, as Reynolds commands a big salary, and for Reynolds, as she can pursue freely her extracurricular activities such as sponsorship deals and events. Good Day La‘s third co-anchor, veteran Steve Edwards, is locked into a long-term contract. A Kttv spokesperson could not reached for comment. Good Day...

Actress Sean Young sent a statement to Kttv-Los Angeles morning news show Good Day La expressing regrets she could not be there today (Feb. 29, 2012) due to injuries she had received from her arrest at the Governors' Ball. Young, 52, had a busy weekend pre-Oscars, showing up at the Hotel BelAir for the Grace Kelly event hosted by celebrity chef Wolfgang Puck and luxury goods maker, Mont Blanc. Entertainment reporter Dorothy Lucey twittered out the Young regrets note sent in to Good Day La: @DorothyLucey Sean Young cancels @gdla interview 2 talk Oscar night fight Sent us this note saying she's in a pain The actress was arrested after a scuffle with a...

Perhaps a move like appearing on "Good Day La" (weekdays, 9Am Pt on Fox) to discuss how she felt ambushed in Part 1 of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion" was what Kyle Richards was referring to when she said being friends with Lisa Vanderpump is "like playing chess with Bobby Fischer." Or maybe she was just defending herself from a barrage of attacks.

Nevertheless, Vanderpump speculated that the dynamic on display at the reunion may have emerged because she was "out of the loop," busy planning her daughter's wedding and opening a new restaurant, while the other ladies were getting on the same page. When Steve Edwards joked that the other Housewives had "ganged up and planned" a bad day for Vanderpump, she not only agreed, but also elaborated on the conspiracy theory. "Adrienne did say to Brandi, 'Oh, let's meet the night before,' and Brandi declined. I know that for a fact,...

Perhaps a move like appearing on "Good Day La" (weekdays, 9Am Pt on Fox) to discuss how she felt ambushed in Part 1 of "The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Reunion" was what Kyle Richards was referring to when she said being friends with Lisa Vanderpump is "like playing chess with Bobby Fischer." Or maybe she was just defending herself from a barrage of attacks.

Nevertheless, Vanderpump speculated that the dynamic on display at the reunion may have emerged because she was "out of the loop," busy planning her daughter's wedding and opening a new restaurant, while the other ladies were getting on the same page. When Steve Edwards joked that the other Housewives had "ganged up and planned" a bad day for Vanderpump, she not only agreed, but also elaborated on the conspiracy theory. "Adrienne did say to Brandi, 'Oh, let's meet the night before,' and Brandi declined. I know that for a fact,...

Cloris Leachman, who stars as the eccentric grandma Maw Maw on the Fox comedy "Raising Hope," stopped by "Good Day La" (weekdays, 9 a.m. Pt on Fox) for a typically-freewheeling interview. After she cracked up while watching a clip of her show, Dorothy Lucey asked Leachman if she was feeling nuts. "I'm never being nuts. I'm always being a lovely older actress ... who's not as old as that old 90-year-old," Leachman protested, taking a friendly jab at her long-time friend and former "Mary Tyler Moore" co-star Betty White, who celebrated her 90th birthday with a televised special Monday night on NBC.

Leachman went on to wish White a happy birthday, and apologized for not making it to her birthday bash (she was "forced to go to a Fox event"). Steve Edwards asked Leachman, who's four years younger than White, if it was nice to have an older woman for a role model.

Cloris Leachman, who stars as the eccentric grandma Maw Maw on the Fox comedy "Raising Hope," stopped by "Good Day La" (weekdays, 9 a.m. Pt on Fox) for a typically-freewheeling interview. After she cracked up while watching a clip of her show, Dorothy Lucey asked Leachman if she was feeling nuts. "I'm never being nuts. I'm always being a lovely older actress ... who's not as old as that old 90-year-old," Leachman protested, taking a friendly jab at her long-time friend and former "Mary Tyler Moore" co-star Betty White, who celebrated her 90th birthday with a televised special Monday night on NBC.

Leachman went on to wish White a happy birthday, and apologized for not making it to her birthday bash (she was "forced to go to a Fox event"). Steve Edwards asked Leachman, who's four years younger than White, if it was nice to have an older woman for a role model.

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Gilles Marini came by 'Good Day La' (weekdays, 9Am Pt on Fox) to preview his 'Hot in Cleveland' guest-spot, in which he plays the captain of a gay cruise ship. But before he could get to that, Dorothy Lucey wanted to talk about Marini's recent guest spot on 'Modern Family, where Claire mistook him for being gay. "I was kind of metrosexual all the way until the end, where there's a big surprise," he explained.

Marini told a story about forgetting his lines while shooting a 'Cleveland' scene with Betty White. When he blanked on the dialogue, she quickly quipped, "Who cares when you look like that?" After that, he felt right back in his comfort zone. "It was actually a great experience," he said.

 

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YouTube sensation turned recording artist and TV star Greyson Chance visited 'Good Day La' (weekdays 9Am Pt on Fox) to talk about what might be next in the 14-year-old's ridiculously busy career. It was just last April when Greyson posted his performance of Lady Gaga's 'Paparazzi' onto the Web; since then he's been on 'Ellen,' recorded an album and was cast as young Jimmy on 'Raising Hope.' His character Jimmy was incredibly talented as a child, but as Chance explained it, "Then I get hit by a golf club ... and that changes everything."

Dorothy Lucey asked Chance about rumors that he might be making an appearance on 'Glee,' but he shot them down with a smile. "Please, spread them," he joked. "I would love to be on 'Glee.'"

 

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Lucas Neff, who plays the father of the possible-future-serial-killer baby on 'Raising Hope,' stopped by 'Good Day La' (weekdays, 9Am Pt on Fox) to hang out with Jillian Barberie, Dorothy Lucey and his sometime co-star Steve Edwards, who's shown his acting range in a few episodes of 'Raising Hope,' appearing as a news anchor.

Dorothy asked if his other co-star Cloris Leachman was afraid of the baby. "Everybody's afraid of this baby," he said. "It's the most terrifying baby on prime-time." 'Hope' is actually played by a set of twins, Bailey and Riley, who Lucas said are "really great listeners."

 

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'American Idol' fan favorite Casey Abrams checked in with 'Good Day La' (weekdays, 9Am Pt on Fox) to talk about the 'Idols Summer Tour' and perform a very 'Casey' interpretation of the Rob Thomas/Santana song 'Smooth.'

He reported that all of the former 'Idol' contestants were getting along well on the tour. "More than you'd imagine," he said. "James Durbin got us into wrestling ... watching it, we weren't doing it."

Casey's eclectic style, which is a little rock and a lot of jazz, got him all the way to the Top 6 in Season 10, but he didn't connect with everyone. When Dorothy Lucey asked him if he thought he was too weird for 'Idol,' he concurred. "I feel ... yes, yeah. A little too much, you know?"

 

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Former 'The Hills' and 'Laguna Beach' reality star Kristin Cavallari has been paired with Mark Ballas on this season's 'Dancing With The Stars.' Both are newly single, and on 'Good Day La' (weekdays, 9Am Pt on Fox) she addressed the rumors that the two were already dating.

Dorothy Lucey started the rapid-fire examination. "There are rumors about you and your partner ..." but before Cavallari could finish denying them, Jillian Reynolds jumped in. "He's with Pia, right?" she asked. Reynolds was referring to Pia Toscano, a contestant from last season's 'American Idol.' Cavallari wouldn't comment that, but definitively denied she and Ballas are dating. "Nothing is going on with the two of us," she said.

 

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On July 27, Kat Von D walked out on an interview with 'Good Day La' (weekdays, 9Am Pt on Fox), reportedly in a huff over questions about her former fiancée, reality TV star and motorcycle builder Jesse James. A month later, TLC canceled Kat's show 'La Ink,' on the same day she announced she was back together with James, leaving 'Gdla' anchor Dorothy Lucey to try to put the whole sideshow into some sort of context.

"She made up with Jesse James and she broke up with her TV show, all basically at the same time," said Lucey. Not only is Kat back together with James, the two are engaged again. Lucey went on to mention rumors that the couple had never broken up in the first place, and Kat's tweet yesterday which seemed to imply she quit the show, despite the official line that it was canceled.

Why do Jen’s friends keep blabbing about Brad? She needs to find a new crowd!

Ok, here’s a weird little coincidence: Jennifer Aniston’s ex-boyfriend Vince Vaughn became a first-time father to a baby girl Dec. 18 — the same birthday as Jen’s ex-husband, Brad Pitt! What’s even weirder is that a friend of Jen’s is the one who first pointed out the bizarre situation.

Jen’s longtime acting coach Leigh K. Smith tweeted the following message to Good Day La co-host Dorothy Lucey: “btw, in the file marked ‘weird’ vince vaughans daughter was born on brad Pitts birthday. Please don’t retweet this, thanks.”

Wow! Why can’t Jen’s friends — first Chelsea Handler and now Leigh – stop talking about Brad? Is this more proof that the starlet still wants him back?

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Fox 11 morning show host Steve Edwards accepted the Governor's award at the 62nd Annual L.A. Area Emmy Awards Saturday night with characteristic self-depreciating humor about five decades on the dial in Southern California, the last 15 years as host of "Good Day L.A." "I'm feeling too young for this award," joked Edwards. "I'm just getting started."

But it was Knbc's night to sweep the top Emmy awards for English and Spanish language local news stations in Southern California. KNBC4 won six Emmys alone and one with Spanish station KVEA52. Those included the Emmys for Daily Evening Newscast (Ch.4 News at 11); Daytime Newscast (Ch. 4 News at 5 p.m.), Outstanding Hard News Reporting (Ana Garcia and Fred Momoun), Entertainment Program ("My 1st Time Nominated for an Academy Award") and outstanding news feature (Chuck Henry).

Public TV station Kcet tied for second with five Emmys, along with Ktla, which took best morning show.

Crystal Bowersox recovered from her illness and performed a fantastic set on 'American Idol.' It was revealed this morning (March 3) on local Los Angeles station Kttv "Good Day La" with reporters Dorothy Lucey, Steve Edwards and Lisa Breckenridge that the singer was hospitalized yesterday with "diabetic complications." Bowersox knocked the judged for a loop with her performance, the video is below courtesy of Fox. MTV News was at the taping and reported that Ryan Seacrest asked Bowersox how she was feeling. "I feel good," she said. "I'm a tough cookie." She performed Creedence Clearwater Revival's "As Long as I Can See the Light." "That is pure, raw, natural talent. ... There's nothing forced, there's nothing...

Crystal Bowersox is diabetic, according to this morning's Kttv broadcast in Los Angeles with reporters Lisa Breckenridge and Dorothy Lucey. Her condition has worsened since the competition narrowed down after Hollywood week, and she was admitted to hospital yesterday (March 2) for treatment and observation. .American Idol. producers are unsure of the fate of semifinalist Crystal Bowersox, whose medical issues were the reason for the last-minute swap that has the show.s remaining female semifinalists performing tonight. .The doctors are meeting at this moment . this morning . and will make a decision a bit little later on in the day,. .Idol. executive producer Ken Warwick explained in an interview on Ryan Seacrest.s radio show. Seacrest just Tweeted this message:...

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Tune in tonight at 6:00 Pm Et/Pt, and then throughout the weekend, for Rc Special Edition: The Critics’ Choice for 2008. This half-hour show takes a look at the best movies of the year, as chosen by individual members of the Broadcast Film Critics Association.

Host Sam Rubin (a member of the Bfca) interviews five critics from around the country, who give us their top movies, actors, and actresses of the year. The featured critics are Pete Hammond of Hollywood.com and Backstage Magazine, Scott Mantz of Access Hollywood, Carrie Keagan of No Good TV, Chris Gore of G4TV's Attack of the Show and publisher of FilmThreat.com, Dorothy Lucey of Good Day La, and David Poland of Movie City News. In addition, four other members debate the lists in two lively sessions, patterned after Dailies popular Reelz in the Round format. Curious what movies are earning top nods from critics?...

Debbie Matenopoulos and Arthel Neville are set to co-host the nationally syndicated morning program Good Day Live alongside Steve Edwards. Matenopoulos and Neville, who have regularly appeared as guest co-hosts on the strip over the past three months, will officially join the Twentieth Television-distributed program Aug. 30. Edwards co-hosted the show with Jillian Barberie and Dorothy Lucey. Barberie departed the show in June, saying she wanted to pursue other projects, while Lucey's last day as Good Day Live co-host will be Friday. "For the national 'Good Day Live' audience, we've decided to evolve the program so that it grows nationally with the addition of Arthel and Debbie," Twentieth president and chief operating officer Bob Cook said in a statement.

It was a good book for Good Day, L.A. Fox O&O KTTV Los Angeles beat KNBC's Today and KABC's Good Morning America to win the competitive morning news race locally during the just-concluded May sweep (April 24-May 21). Good Day, hosted by Steve Edwards, Dorothy Lucey, Jillian Barberie and Rod Bernsen, scored its first May sweep victory with a 4.1 average household rating and 13 share in the 7-9 a.m. slot, according to Nielsen Media Research figures. Good Day was up 28% in ratings from the May 2002 sweep, while KABC's Good Morning America was off 10% (3.5/11), and KNBC's Today was down 21% (3.0/9). Placing second to Good Day was KTLA's Morning News (3.7/12, up 16%), which tied Good Day for third place in the May 2002 sweep. Univision flagship KMEX also was on the upswing in the time slot with a 40% gain for its Despierta America (2.1/7). In the 9 a.m.-3 p.m. daytime/afternoon block, KABC remained the station to beat, thanks to the strength of 9 a.m. talk show "Live With Regis & Kelly" (4.4/14, down 2%) and The View (4.1/13, up 8%) at 10 a.m. KABC's 3 p.m. afternoon anchor, The Oprah Winfrey Show, had a strong sweep, dominating its time slot with a 10% gain from May 2002 to 5.5/15. KNBC's fortunes perked up at 4 p.m. with Dr. Phil (4.6/11), which improved 64% on the number the NBC O&O pulled in May 2002 with its 4 p.m. newscast. KABC once again dominated the afternoon/evening news field at 4 p.m. (5.1/12, up 11%), 5 p.m. (5.5/11, up 6%) and 6 p.m. (5.6/10, down 2%).